The Republic of Serbia - Country information

Official name of the country: THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA Form of government: PARLIAMENTARY REPUBLIC Area: 88,407 km2 Population: 7,120,666 Official language: SERBIAN Capital: BELGRADE Population of the capital: 1,639,121 Important economic and cultural cities: BELGRADE, NOVI SAD, NIŠ, KRAGUJEVAC

Interesting facts about the country

Did you know that Serbia is a land of monasteries? We have 408 monasteries of which 200 are active Did you know that Belgrade is one of the few capitals that lay on two big rivers? Did you know that the biggest Orthodox Christian temple in the Balkans is in Belgrade? Did you know that Serbia is the home country of Novak Djokovic? Did you know that the first satellite video transmission between Europe and North America in 1963 was a picture of the Serbian fresco of the White Angel from Monastery Mileševa. (Unesco world heritage list)

TOP 5 Lists

TOP 5 tourist destinations: Belgrade – the capital, Novi Sad – the second biggest city, Sremski Karlovci – city museum, Djerdap National Park – Djerdap iron gate, the second largest gorge in the world, Tara National Park

TOP 5 events: Exit music festival in Novi Sad (regarded as best festival in Europe in 2013), Traditional Brass Festival in Guča (proposed by National Geographic magazine as global "must see") in 2014, Belgrade Marathon, FEST Film Festival in Belgrade, Beerfest in Belgrade